(3) In the case of a deceased person whose representative, widow or next of kin is on the
spot and has given security for the payment of the service or other debts in ship or naval
establishment, if any of the deceased, the commanding officer may if he thinks fit deliver over any
property, received under clauses (1) and (2) to that representative, widow or next of kin, as the case
may be, and shall not further interfere in relation to the property of the deceased.
(4) In the case of a deceased person whole estate is not dealt with under clause (3), and in the
case of any deserter, the commanding officer shall cause the movable property to be sold by public
auction, and may convert into money any cash certificates (including post office cash certificates,
defence savings certificates and national savings certificates) and shall pay the service and other
debts in ship or naval establishment, if any, from the proceeds of the sale or conversion and from any
pay and allowances drawn under clause (1) and from the amount of the deposit, if any, received
under clause (2).
(5) The surplus, if any, shall in the case of a deceased person, be paid to his representative,
widow or next of kin, if any, or, in the event of no claim to such surplus being established within
twelve months after the death, then the same shall be remitted to the prescribed person :
Provided that such remission shall not bar the claim of any person to such surplus or any
part thereof.
(6) In the case of a deserter, the surplus, it any, shall be forthwith remitted to the prescribed
person and shall, on the expiry of three years from the date of his desertion, be forfeited to the
Government, unless the deserter shall in the meantime have surrendered or been apprehended.
(7) The decision of the commanding officer as to what are the service and other debts in ship
or naval establishment of a deceased person or a deserter and as to the amount payable therefore
shall be final.
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